Definition of Ribeiroia. Meaning of Ribeiroia. Synonyms of Ribeiroia

- Ribeiroia (/raɪˈbɪəriːə/) is a genus of trematode parasites that sequentially infect freshwater snails in the family Planorbidae (ramshorn snails) as...
- Ribeiroia ondatrae, or the frog-mutating flatworm is a parasite in the genus Ribeiroia which is believed to be responsible for many of the recent increases...
- of hosts infected by Leucochloridium paradoxum, or malformed limbs of Ribeiroia-infected amphibians. The Flood's habit of altering its surroundings has...
- injury Deformity can occur in all organisms: Frogs can be mutated due to Ribeiroia (Trematoda) infection. Plants can undergo irreversible cell deformation...
- in ****ual reproduction to produce eggs. In some species (for example Ribeiroia) the cercaria encysts, waits until their host is eaten by a third host...
- declines of amphibians in some regions. These trematodes of the genus Ribeiroia have a complex life cycle with three host species. The first host includes...
- normal lifespan with only three limbs. Occasionally, a parasitic flatworm (Ribeiroia ondatrae) digs into the rear of a tadpole, causing a rearrangement of...
- able to reach maturity and if possible, reproduce ****ually. For example, Ribeiroia ondatrae uses ramshorn snails as its first intermediate host, amphibians...
- sometimes are affected by polymelia when attacked in the tadpole stage by the Ribeiroia parasite. A puppy, known as Lilly, was born in the United States with...
- nematodes Contracae**** multipapillatum and C. mexicanum and the trematode Ribeiroia ondatrae have caused illness and mortality in the Puerto Rican po****tion...